What difference would that make? It's a stop gap for the enevitable. We suck. We had to find out more about Flowers. We weren't going to rent a player.

They could have "rented" Phegley once they decided ( if they have reached that decision) Flowers is not a starting MLB catcher. As the trading season opens up next month, it would help to know if Phegley is a starting MLB catcher.